Lister-sweep.



PATENTBD AUG. 18, 1908.

J. P. BURNS. v LISTER SWEEP.

JOHN P. BURNS, OF BULOHER, TEXAS.

LISTER-SWEEP.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed November 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,454.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. BURNs, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Bulcher, in the county of Cooke and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Lister-Sweeps, of which the ollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

y invention relates to improvements in cultivator teeth and more particularly to sweeps for lister cultivators.

The object of the invention is to rovide a simple and ineX ensive device of t ischaracter which will effectively loosen up ground between the rows of plants and throw a portion of it up against the latter.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consistsof the novel Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lister sweep; Flg. 2 1s a plan view of the same; and F 1g. 3 1s a vertical transverse section. The tooth or sweep is constructed from a single Ipiece of sheet metal and comprises a centra body portion 1 terminating atone end in an attaching tongue or shank 2 and at its other end in a V-shaped point 3, and having two blades or wings 4, 5 projecting outwardly and rearwardly from its central portion. The wings 4, 5 converge to the outer end or point 3 of the body of the sweep and their outer edges may be sharpened to more efi'ectively enter the ground and sever the roots of weeds, etc. Both of said wings are inclined in a transverse plane as shownin Fig. 3 so-that they loosen and elevate the ground and the wing 4 is preferably comparatively narrow and of the same width from end to end. The other blade or wing 5 is of the same length as the wing 4 but it is considerably broader and is curved transversely as at 6 and has its concave side outermost so that the ground which it elevates will be thrown over and outwardly against the plants. The main portion of the body 1 is curved transversely and has its convex face uppermost so as to form a ridge which throws the ground to either side of the same. The attaching tongue or shank 2 may be of any suitable shape to engage the stock or standertures 7 to receive fastening bolts or clamping devices.

In use the sweeps are applied to the standards of a lister cultivator so that the wings nermost and opposed to each other, it being understood that the blades or wings 4, 5 may be arranged upon either side of its body so as to adapt the swee for use u on either the right or left han side of tli wings or blades will effectively loosen u the soil and sever the roots of the weeds an the two blades or win s 5 will throw the. ground over against the p ants as will be readily unerstood.

Having thus described claim is:

The herein described lister sweep comprising a body having at one end an attaching shank and at its other end a V-shaped point, a cutting wing or blade rojecting from one side of said point and inc ined upwardly and inwardly, said wing or bladebeing of uniform width and having its bottom cutting edge disposed horizontally and forming a continu= ation of one edge of the pointed end of the d a swee blade or wing projecting from the other si e of said point, said swee wing or blade being broader than the cutter wing or blade and being curved transversely from end to end, the lower ed e of said sweep wing or blade being horizonta and forming a continuation of one edge of the ointed end of the body, substantially as set f drth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. BURNS.

my invention what Witnesses:

R. P. HAIR, I O. W. DENNIS. 

